The Kirk's Korner

Weekend in Nebraska

2011-07-30T16:51:00.002-04:00

We headed to Nebraska last weekend for a quick trip to see our friends the Joneses before they leave the country. They were good friends of ours in Cleveland and since he was with the Air Force for Dental School the wanted to try and be stationed of the country. They got their wish and are now headed to England. So excited for them as that will be such an exciting adventure for 3 yrs. Right now he's stationed in Omaha so we had to make a visit before they leave this week. Jenny and I had babies within 2 1/2 weeks of each other so our girls get along really well when their together.

Since it was a quick trip we didn't do much but hang out and relax. While the kids swam in the pool we played some Cornhole and waited for the homemade ice cream to finish. Kylie even let their bird hang out on her arm while we were there. I was shocked she did it and even more surprised she kept her arm out for the bird to stay on.

Remi, Broden, Alissa and Kylie
Alissa and Kylie
I love her face in this picture. A little fear but yet loved it and couldn't get enough

Mission Call

2011-06-08T22:58:00.003-04:00

Just a quick Post about my parents. They just received their mission call today and are heading to Dallas, TX in the Fall. 2 of my siblings still live in the Utah County area so they gathered at my parents house with their cell phones in tow so they could all call the 4 siblings that live out of state plus, of course Avery who was out of town. It was fun to gather together (over phones) and listen as my brother Kevin (yes my brother had to read it - Mom was too nervous) read the letter. I'm very excited for them. Going on a mission after my Father retired was all he talked about for years since he didn't go on a mission as a teenager. They will be amazing and Dallas will love them!

On a side note: It's kinda strange typing Dallas, TX when I was so used to writing or saying Dallas, OR growing up. Wow, that's gonna take some getting used to.

Chuck E Cheese

2011-02-19T18:51:00.002-05:00

Kylie had her first experience of Chuck E Cheese and Loved it!! We went with her friend Chase and his Mom Abby. Kylie was so excited to see all the different rides and toys she could play. Ran around and tried out almost all of them. Her favorite rides were Bob the Builder Tractor and a Fire Engine. I let her try out a Skeeball game but since she's still so small she got to cheat and stand on the runner. That didn't do a lot of good cuz she'd only throw it in the first hole which is only 1000 points I think. We both had a great time and definitely will go again and try for more tickets.

Adventures in Babysitting

2011-02-19T18:35:00.002-05:00

Somehow I have become the ward/neighborhood/friend babysitter lately. It's not horrible and lets be honest the extra cash has been wonderful. Since the start of the year I have stayed 1 week with a family of 5, 1 night with a family of 3 while #4 was being born, 2 days (no overnighters) this week for a 2 yr old I just met. All while still watching Lily (the very sweet and adorable 18 month old I've been watching for 9 months). It makes me tired just thinking about it and I'm not done. Starting Monday I'll be adding a almost 3 yr old to my regular routine but luckily it's only during the day and I'll be done by Friday. Guess once you've been a Nanny you're always a Nanny! : )

Didn't take any pictures of the other kids I watched but below is the pictures from watching the Halverson Family back in January.

Lovely suburban I sported for a week in January to run 5 kids + Kylie everywhere
This kids really love their baby sister Ruby
Taught 2 of the 5 kids in Primary before I was called to the Presidency

Louisburg Cider Mill

2010-11-11T11:49:00.004-05:00

Wow it's been a long time since I've updated this thing. Instead of backtracking from summer I'm starting with October. And maybe, just maybe I'll fill in details of summer in later posts.

Conference weekend was the Annual Louisburg Cider Festival so Saturday morning we drove down to Louisburg with our friends Abby & Jonathon who of course have one of Kylies favorite friends named Chase. Neither of us had been there before so it was a quite a unique experience. We enjoyed a pancake breakfast, Apple cider donuts (which were amazing) and the kids got to enjoy a hayride, a silo full of corn kernels, painted tractor tires to play on, a true pumpkin patch and many more activities. Kylie had a great time even though this pictures don't really show it. ha ha

Fun with Lily

2010-06-12T12:07:00.004-04:00

I've started watching a baby named Lily twice a week. She is such a sweet addition to our routine. She was 9 months when she first came last month and she's been great! She's teaching Kylie how to share toys and to share time with Momma. I'm not sure what Kylie has taught Lily but I hope it's only good things. When I tell Kylie that Lily will be here this morning she looks around and says: "Lily where are you?". We had Lily 4 days this week so when Kylie woke up this morning (we didn't have her today) Kylie was looking around saying "Lily!" "Lily!!". It was very sweet, they are becoming cute friends. Whenever we decide to have another baby I think Kylie will be a big help! Enjoying sippy cups together
Doesn't care much for swings. It was pulling teeth just to get her in for the picture
At least Lily likes it

Walking around Deanna Rose Farmstead
Enjoying books in Kylie's room

Memorial Day Weekend

2010-06-12T11:50:00.004-04:00

We had a great weekend with the cousins and Matt and Tracy came down again. Saturday night we went to a Kansas City T-Bones game which I think they are a AAA league but not sure. We had a great time until the bottom of the 2nd when a T-Bone player hit a homerun and the crowd went crazy and then the fireworks went off. After that Kylie was officially traumatized. She wouldn't stop crying and kept saying over and over: "I sad". Avery took her out and walked her around the park and over to the playground where she calmed down but the second he brought her down the stairs to sit down the sobbing started all over again. So I took my turn and we walked around and hung out by the Bullpen so she could watch the game from the outfield but still she wouldn't calm down. She was like this the whole rest of the game so all 7 of one of us took a turn walking Kylie around to take her mind off the loud sounds. Eventually we left in the 8th inning after 3 1/2 hrs of the game and had to miss the fireworks at the end since that would have put her over the top! Guess we'll wait awhile before the next game or sit in box seats. It's definitely strange behavior since she practically lived at the Royals games last year. playing with cousin Matt's hats

took this picture just before the meltdown saying "CHEESE"

May

2010-06-12T11:22:00.004-04:00

In May my brother and his family rolled into town for a night. My cousins were so gracious to let their family of 5 crash at their house for the night to give them more space. It was a short visit but Kylie couldn't have been more excited to play with her cousins. She ran crazy with them and even gave the kids a tour through cousin Gene's house. Almost every square foot. She feels very at home there.

That night at Caresia's the Adults played Battle of the Sexes and of course the women won! We stayed up late chatting then our little family went home for bed. The next morning we met back over at Caresia's for a yummy breakfast to see my brother and family off. Can't wait for July so Ky can see them all again!
She thinks it's okay to put food down the spout of the sippy cup
pig tails! she now lets me put elastic in her hair but still no hairbows
cousins Lincoln, Sammie and Garrett with Kylie
Brett, Melanie, me, Marjean, Gene, Courtney, Avery and backside of Kylie. Lincoln took the picture for us
Loved seeing Family
Avery found this bike stroller on craigslist so he can take Kylie with him on rides which she loves
Who needs to slide down when you can RUN!!!

What we've been up to: April

2010-06-12T10:53:00.003-04:00

April feels so long ago but since I'm behind I need to backup a bit. We moved again - this time across town and not across the country so that was nice. I think this makes move # 4 and we've only been married 2 1/2 yrs. Someday we'll stop moving around and find a more permanent residence.

Avery's parents and sister Sarah stopped for a night while on their way to drop Sarah off at BYU-I. On their way home his parents stayed with us a couple extra days. It was great to spend some time with them as well as see them interact with Kylie. Unfortunately, I didn't take my camera out and snap pictures! Very dumb!

We had a wonderful Easter Weekend with the cousins. Matt and Tracy came down from Lincoln, NE. The Men went to Priesthood Session Saturday night and the girls went to dinner at Cheddars. Then Sunday we had a delicious Easter dinner and laughed while we sent Kylie on an easter egg hunt. When we went outside for the hunt there was a wild rabbit in the front yard checking out the eggs. It was really cute.

Kylie hasn't quite figured out that Bronze children are not real

Enjoying a day at the Botanical Gardens with Mommy and Daddy

Just after we moved she found my Q-tips - hid behind the bed and quietly pulled them out
Playing with her BFF Chase at Chic-fli-A
Easter Egg Hunt
Checking out her Easter Basket

Kylie's 1st kisses

2010-03-14T19:15:00.003-04:00

We've been trying for months to get Kylie to give kisses. She just won't do it. Turns her head and says "NO". A couple weeks ago we had Caresia's over for dinner and on their way out they asked Kylie for a kiss. And this time she did it! She leaned into Courtney and gave her a kiss. We told her to kiss Courtney again and that's how we got this picture. It's so dang cute. Then Gene who Kylie gives the cold shoulder to A LOT asked for a kiss and at first she teased him and then smiled and walked back over to him, leaned in and kissed him. Sadly when she kissed him again my camera was too slow so I missed it. But we all know she kissed him so that's all that matters. Kylie now gives kisses most of the time.

seriously the most precious picture

she's such a tease

Valentine's Death by Chocolate

2010-03-14T19:00:00.002-04:00

Most of you know I was (got released today in church since we're moving) the Activites Chairman in my ward. I loved that calling even though I only had it for 8 months. My last Activity was our Valentines and boy was it amazing. We had a progressive dessert night that we called Death by Chocolate. The first house was mini Serendipity frozen hot chocolate with whipped cream on top, and mini cheesecakes. The second house was a chocolate mouse cake with cream puffs. The last house which I was charge of setting up (that's why I only have pics of the last house) we had fondue. It was yummy. The Morris' (who the Phipps live with) opened up their home and let us set up in their basement. Don Morris made these pitchers of water by adding orange slices and one grapefruit. It was the best orange water I have ever tasted. He did a great job. orange water station

dark and milk chocolate fondue, pound cake, rice krispy treats, mini cookies, pretzles, marshmallows, and pineapple

strawberries, bananas and fondue

all the yummy food!

Dinner with the Caresia's

2010-03-14T18:52:00.002-04:00

A few weeks ago Caresia's invited us to have dinner at their favorite Mexican restaurant named Jalapenos. On Monday's it's half price Tacos so off we went. It was good food and great company. Marjean will hate that I posted her picture but I think Avery looks much worse if you ask me.

Marjean, Courtney, Gene

big girl = drinking out of Daddy's big cup

Fun with the Phipps

2010-03-14T18:39:00.002-04:00

Our friends Tiffany and Mike invited us over for dinner last month. He served his mission in Italy and made pasta with aunthentic red sauce. They invited a few couples over to enjoy it with them. We had a great time with them and Kylie really enjoys their daughter Sweet. These two girls kind of have the same look. Pale skin and blonde hair. We joke around saying they're related. In fact, not long after we moved into the ward )when Kylie was bald) Sweet's grandma (whose also in our ward) thought Kylie was Sweet and was tried to take Kylie from Avery. It was really funny. Anyway, Tiffany and Mike live her parents so we were able to enjoy the fun gym in their house. Didn't try the rockwall but maybe some other time.

playin on the floor is so much fun

I've got a little ball player on my hands! I love it!

she would not let go of this ball

Avery still thinks he's got it. Too bad the hoop is lowered

Sweet and Kylie

A Loom

2010-03-14T18:13:00.007-04:00

My Mother in law had a few Looms at her home and weaves rugs with them. She made one for us when we got married but while we were staying with them for Christmas I wanted to learn how to make one. So I made one for my kitchen in red, black and white. Unfortuntately, I failed to take the after photo so if you want to see it finished you'll just have to come over. It took me hours to weave it but so worth the time! In fact, I told my Mother in law that I'd like to inherit one of her looms.

The Loom

Christmas Day!

2010-01-07T17:34:00.007-05:00

We drove to Ohio this year for Christmas. Kylie did pretty good in the car both ways but on the way home we decided not to drive straight through and stayed the night in Effingham, IL. Being in Ohio was a blast and made me really miss all my friends & family.
We were able to meet with the Hegewald's on my birthday to play Wallyball. What a treat to spend my birthday with such a great Family. They were so great to me while I lived there. The rest of the time was spent with the Kirk's celebrating Christmas and the Annual Kirk Family White Elephant party. We loved seeing Avery's aunts, uncles, cousins, and Grandmother and Charlie. Kylie had a great time being the center of attention.

Our friends Jesse & Kaley came down and spent Christmas with us. We miss you guys!

Grandpa Kirk made these blocks for Kylie and the crate to carrying them in. He is so talented! He also made our kitchen table which is amazing! and if you haven't seen it, you're missing out!

Kylie in her new chair that Daddy made for her (and yes, he even did all the sewing on the cover)

She's not quite sure to make of the tunnel yet

This is one of her favorite toys. It plays music and it blows air to make the balls pop out the top

so excited opening presents but it took her forever to rip into them

Gingerbread Houses

2010-01-07T17:25:00.003-05:00

Before we left Utah we had to make Gingerbread houses. Avery was going to be gone the entire month of December so if were having any Christmas together before we left for Ohio then this was it. We had a blast! the finished product

my SIL Melanie making theirs with Sammie and Lincoln

check out that concentration

BYU vs UTAH

2010-01-07T17:02:00.004-05:00

It's been years since I attended a BYU game. My parents are season ticket holders and when I found out the Y-U game was in Provo this year I staked my claim on that game.

Avery and I were supposed to go with my parents but the morning of the game my Mom got really sick and gave her ticket to Avery's sister Sarah who was staying with us for Thanksgiving.

Kylie was spoiled by G-ma all day while we enjoyed ourselves at the game. We were gone almost 7 hrs which is officially the longest I have ever left her with anyone.

Highlight of the Day: BYU WON!!!!

pregame warmup for both teams

after BYU won LOTS of people ran onto the field

bet that guy in Red was bummed!! ha ha

Thanksgiving

2010-01-07T16:40:00.003-05:00

The Fullmer Family was going to be a small group this year. Only my family and my younger sister with the parents so we invited Avery's brother Matt and his wife Michelle to come down from SLC and his sister Sarah came down from BYU-I. It was a great time had by all. Kylie enjoyed seeing all her aunts and uncles and of course her cousins! the group with my Mom

the group with my Dad

cute treat my Mom made for each place setting

Kylie's favorite place to play at my parents house. She'd play there all day with toys if we'd let her

This picture is to show how curly her hair is getting. We love it!

Halloween

2010-01-07T16:33:00.002-05:00

Kylie got to be a cute little Ballerina for Halloween this year. Mommy wasn't able to go all out this year as her time was consumed planning the ward Trunk or Treat. But Kylie still ended up looking cute and thankfully she won't remember this year anyway. Avery was driving Limo all day so he wasn't able to dress up either. We're gonna have to do best next year! ha ha

Avery is sort of a Limo driver, Kylie the ballerina and me. I cheated this year and bought a cheap shirt at walmart that's supposed to look like your arm is covered in tattoes.

Pumpkin Patch with Friends

2010-01-07T16:17:00.003-05:00

The day after we got back from Branson, Kylie and I went to Deana Rose Farmstead to pick out some pumpkins with Abby and Chase. The kids had a great time playing in pool of corn, walking through a corn maze, picking out pumpkins (okay the Moms did that part but the kids had a great time sitting amongst them all). Then, we took the kids up the hill of hay to go down the slide. Kylie and Chase will get more out of it next year I think. Kylie was great in the pool of corn for about 10 seconds then she tried to eat it.

Mommy and Baby loved the slide

fun with a cornstalk

Kylie and Chase

Hayride!!

Branson for the Weekend

2010-01-07T15:44:00.006-05:00

My parents went to Branson, MO for 10 days with some of my Dad's siblings and since Kansas City is only about 4 hours from Branson our little family and my cousin Gene & his family (who live very close to us) took a road trip to see our parents for a few days. Despite being some of the youngest people in Branson we all had a great time. I made my "older" uncles, my cousins, of course Avery and my Dad ride the go-carts with mearents . We had a blast!

While there we ate great food, spent quality time with family (some I hadn't seen in 15 + yrs), went to two great shows: Chinese acrobats and of course a good old fashion Chuck Wagon dinner & show, went to church, and did a little Amish shopping. Somehow since we moved to Kansas I've been able to see my parents every 2 months and I'm loving it!

Unlce's Myron, Norris, me, Aunt Edna (Gene's Mom), Uncle Gary, my Dad, cousin Gene

Myron, Norris, Edna, Gary, and my Dad (there are 3 more siblings - my dad is youngest of 8 and also the tallest I might add) : )

Gene, Marjean, Jack, Edna, and Courtney (they are our one and only Family in Kansas)

part of the awesome go-cart course we rode

the gang at Olive Garden. of course Kylie just wanted to eat the high chair

Chuck wagon dinner and show fiddling solo

a trip isn't complete without a crying child afraid of a horse rocker

Kylie's 1st Birthday!!!

2009-10-21T22:18:00.004-04:00

My little girl turned 1 on Aug. 27th. Yes I do realize I'm about 2 months late on this but dang, I've been busy. Avery was out of town for her actual birthday so we celebrated on the 26th and just kept it very low key. We made her a cake and had the Caresia's over to help eat it. It's been such a blessing having family nearby. They love Kylie to pieces and she absolutely adores them. These are a few of the things Kylie received for her birthday. The dress (which I love) and maracas' are from the Caresia's.

Kylie loves all her new stuff

This walking toy which turns into a riding toy is from my parents. Kylie loves this thing

another toy from Caresia's. Kylie can put all the shapes in the correct hole and plays with it everyday

This is what a baby looks like after she digs into cake. Kylie loved getting messy. She started to rub the frosting into her legs, it was really funny.

Before she decided to attack her piece of the cake

That's the cake Avery and I made for Kylie. It seriously took forever to make but was so worth it.

Swimming Fun

2009-10-21T21:52:00.002-04:00

We also got to hang out with my good friend Emily and her little boy Ryan. She took us to her parents house for an afternoon of swimming. Kylie loves water so of course she had a wonderful time and the weather was gorgeous so I had to take a few pictures of the kiddos. Thanks Em for spending a day with us! I miss you tons!

I couldn't get Kylie and Ryan to look at the camera at the same time so this is what I got. Ryan is a super cute kid!

I absolutely love this picture with the mountains in the background.

Baby Jade's Blessing

2009-10-21T21:36:00.002-04:00

Luckily while we were in Utah Deena and Harley blessed Jade. I've been feeling a bit left out on these special days since I chose to move so far away from home... : ) And out of 13 grandkids I have only been to 3 baby blessings (and that includes Jade's). I loved catching up with Harley's side of the Family. It's been years since I've seen them!

Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of Jade in her blessing dress but I did get some pictures of her.
This is how it'll be whenever I have baby #2 although Kylie will be MUCH bigger by then. Oh and just for bragging rights - I made both of the babies hairbows. While I was home I taught Deena and Melanie how to make them and I think we're all addicted to making them now.

Love this picture of these two. My sister has a HUGE mirror in her entryway and Avery was running to it with Kylie and holy cow did she love it!!

Someday this will be us. I have no idea what Kylie's doing here

These are the '08 grandbabies and yes Kylie is the only one not crying. Garrett started it and then I think Kylie crowded both Drew and Fiona a little and made them cry too.

Family Pictures

2009-10-21T20:36:00.006-04:00

While in Utah my parents wanted an updated Family picture, which was much needed. The last time we had a Family picture taken Kevin and I were single and I think we had 6 or 7 grandkids and now Kevin and I are finally married and we're up to 14 grandkids.
It was a lot of fun to get dressed up and make a couple of hairbows (one for Jade and one for Kylie). We ended up going across the street from the Mt Timanogos Temple and it ended up being the perfect place. I love how green the background turned out. My parents with all their grandkids - they couldn't love these kids more!

The Fullmer kids with spouses and my parents

The Fullmer Fam

The Kirk Family

Everyone

More Utah Vacation - Kennecott Copper Mine

2009-10-21T18:02:00.002-04:00

So I might be just a little behind on my blog and have a few minutes so decided to start updating again. On August 8th we headed up to Kennecott Copper Mines with my Family to continue with our Family Reunion. What a unique place. Here's a few facts I learned that day:

If you stretched out all the roads in the open pit mine, you'd have 500 miles of roadway - enough to reach from Salt Lake City to Denver.
The trucks that haul the ore are larger than many houses and weigh more than a jumbo jet. They stand over 23 feet tall and can carry from 255 to 360 tons of rock.
The truck driver rides about 18 feet above the ground -- nearly two stories high.
The mine is so big, it can be seen by the space shuttle astronauts as they pass over the United States.

My Dad, Harley, Avery and Kylie

One of the very large trucks they use to haul the copper

This is a comparison picture - the tiny white truck is a full size pickup you'd see on public roads

All the grandkids plus Aunt Deena and Uncle Kevin. That is the actual sized tire used on the large trucks

Our little family

This is the Place

2009-09-05T15:15:00.005-04:00

August 7th marked the first day of our Fullmer Family reunion so we headed up to This Is The Place Heritage Park. It's the place where the Mormon Pioneers first entered the Salt Lake Valley. We had a good time walking around to the Villages and riding in the Train around the village. A few of us even tried our hand in a craft or two and enjoyed some penny candy. We had a wonderful picnic my parents put together and of course enjoyed spending quality time together has a Family.

To find out more info go to their website: http://www.thisistheplace.org

Side view of the This is the Place Monument. I never did get a full front view...

Kylie and cousin Drew rode around in the double stroller all day. They really had the life. Aren't they cute!

Kylie and Avery with a friendly goat

She wasn't sure what to think of those goats

Kylie didn't love the pony ride so much. I seriously thought she was gonna jump off

Kylie and Grandma Moffat

2009-08-29T23:41:00.004-04:00

Grandma Moffat loved having Kylie around the house. They took lots of naps together, fought over Grandmas cane frequently and Kylie learned a few new words from her. Kylie now says "Hello", "No", and "no no no" I love that Kylie took such a liking to my Grandma cuz we just don't know how long we will have her around. She's definitely getting worse with age but she really is a crack up.

Kylie sure loved to take her cane away, they played tug-o-war with it a handful of times. Kylie also loved to stand up to her table by the chair and play with the tape recorder and telephone. Grandma Moffat didn't like that much but Kylie sure loved to tease her.

Thanksgiving Point

2009-08-29T23:05:00.003-04:00

Through the month of August Thanksgiving Point has $2 Tuesday. Basically, you can get into either Noah's Ark (a fun wadding pool), The Gardens, or the Dinosaur Museum for $2 each. The first Tuesday it was offered we decided to take advantage and head to the Gardens then cool off at Noah's Ark (which we ended up getting into for free). Kylie had a great time riding in her stroller and spending time with her Grandma Fullmer and of course her Aunt Deena and cousins.

The kids

Love this waterfall at The Gardens in the Amphitheater. The picture doesn't do it justice - that's only one of the falls

She was loving this stroller we rented there. We really need to get her a better stroller...

Lagoon for dinner

2009-08-29T22:52:00.002-04:00

The same day we went to the Temple Open House we also drove to Lagoon's RV park and had dinner with my brother Heath, Deanah and Family and their friends. My sister Deena, Harley and Family also made the drive up. It was yummy - Heath and Deanah made us Fajitas on their big camping grill. Thanks you guys for the fun evening! Heath and Chet (my nephew) were sword fighting

Kenidee (neice) attempting a picture holding Kylie

Braden, Brenna, Corrin posing for a picture in the camp trailer

Kenidee, Lucee, Braden, Brenna, Corrin, and Kylie

Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House

2009-08-29T22:26:00.008-04:00

Kylie and I went to Utah on July 28th to hang out with my family for 3 1/2 weeks. We had a great time. Avery met up with us for 1 week of the trip so he would be with us for the Fullmer family reunion and family pictures.

The last day for the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House was August 1st so my parents got tickets so Kylie and I could go. She was an angel through the whole thing but she did find that the Celestial Room had a bit of an echo when she would babble. It was very cute.

Is she not the cutest baby ever...

Hesston College

2009-08-28T22:16:00.002-04:00

On July 7th we drove down to Newton, KS to have dinner with Avery's old flight instructor at Hesston College. After the dinner we decided to head up to the college and walk around his old stomping ground. It was fun to see where he had gone to college and see the places where he lived, ate, and played ball for two years. They don't do summer classes there so it was literally like talking a walk through a park. Thanks Avery for showing me Hesston College!

Avery, Kylie and me on campus

Avery and Kylie by the "campus map". It's a small school but it's a very nice campus

Dishwasher vs Dishsoap

2009-07-09T21:03:00.003-04:00

On Sunday night I walked into the Kitchen and see water and soap bubbles pouring out of the dishwasher onto the floor. I immediately told Avery we had a problem and he needed to see this. I was informed at that point that "someone" may have used dishsoap since we were low on dishwasher detergent. We opened the door and the pictures below are what we saw. I wish I had taken a picture of the outside but "someone" wouldn't let me. I will say that we had a very good laugh about this one.

New Crib!

2009-07-09T20:51:00.003-04:00

We finally got Kylie a crib last week. She had one before but it was a smaller crib like the ones used in a daycare. It worked perfect for us the last 10 months but now that she's getting bigger we needed something with more room.

She loves her new bed! The first time we put her in it she climbed up and held onto the sides jumping up and down. It was really cute.

Kylie - 10 months

2009-06-30T17:55:00.003-04:00

My little girl is growing up a little fast! She hit the 10 month mark and it made me think back. In her little life we have moved 2 times, she's been on 3 roundtrip airplane rides and driven across half the country.

We've recently discovered that she loves the pool! Our apartment complex has two of them - with one right behind our building so Kylie and I have been frequenters to the pool. I must say I'm a little jealous of my babies tanning abilities! She is plastered with sunblock and somehow has tanner legs than I do.

She makes friends fast. There's a cute little boy at church who is two months younger than her and when they have playdates or see each other at church the two of them just light up with smiles and start cooing at each other. She does have a problem with stealing his toys during Relief Society so we do need to work on sharing.

We definitely love our little girl and have lots of fun playing with her, reading to her, taking her on walks, etc. We are very blessed to have her in our home!
Playing in the moving boxes with Daddy

Isn't that the cutest little face!

Playing on Grandma and Grandpa Kirk's bed

Kansas and back to Ohio

2009-06-21T23:10:00.004-04:00

Kylie loving life now that she can pull herself up on furniture

Kylie and I had our own row on the flight to Pittsburgh so I buckled her in to give my arms a rest

Her first Royals game! We went with cousin Gino and his family and Tracy and Matt! So fun!

First family I watched in Ohio - minus one child. Kylie had a ball playing with the twins!

Second family we watched in Ohio - minus one child. Kylie loves these kids!

Yes, I do realize I have not blogged in 2 months. Unpacking is not fun but we made it safe and sound the first part of May. I haven't taken pictures of our apartment - mostly because I still have a few more boxes to unpack so you will have to wait. We have been making friends and are very thankful to have family nearby. Kylie and I have already been to 2 Royals games with our awesome cousins and they have already called to have Kylie come play. And of course I took her over!

After being here for 4 weeks we were flown back to Ohio to watch kids. One family bought our round trip flight to watch their 4 kids for 4 days. Then another family (who I have been watching the last year) asked me to extend our trip to watch their 6 kids for 5 1/2 days. In between "jobs" we were able to spend time with Avery's family and Kylie really enjoyed seeing her Grandparents as well as her aunt and uncle. Thank You Mary for all the driving around you did for us! I must say I was very happy to get home and lounge around the pool for the next few days.

My little baby who is not much of a baby anymore is crawling everywhere. It is so fun to see her explore everything around her and I don't even mind that she's pulling books off my bookshelf. She's also starting to pull herself up on things so walking may not be too far behind. Kylie has 4 teeth now, 2 on top, 2 on bottom and we're starting to give her table food. One thing I am extremely happy about is that I finally got her to take a sippy cup while in Ohio! For those of you who know she refuses to take a bottle - this is HUGE!

Still in Ohio

2009-04-15T22:31:00.002-04:00

Been awhile since I blogged last but my computer is in Kansas so I really do have an excuse for no updates. I've been taking lots of pictures so there will be lots to catch up on once we get there. I have two weeks left in Ohio and it's starting to hit me now. Lots on my list to do before we go. One of which is head down to Columbus to see a very dear friend of mine. Another is go to Kirtland for one last tour... Watch my old vball team play a game and of course say goodbye to everyone. Oh and I have to go shop at H & M. That is very important. : )

Kylie got sick for the very first time a couple weekends ago and it was awful. Not having Avery around to help me out was not fun. Her temp was 103.8 and she was puking and coughing and crying. I felt so bad for her. For 48 hours so would only sleep if I was holding her so I of course got zero sleep the whole weekend and come Monday she still was not 100% but we had to go watch the kids anyway. Needless to say, she ended up getting two of the kids I watch ended up with it at different times last week.

Easter was fun. I had a friend from church invite me to her parents house for Easter dinner. They were loads of and I'm very thankful they let Kylie and I share the Holiday with them. Then, Kylie and I crashed the Rice's family gathering. The Rices have been my family away from home since I moved back here 5 yrs ago so I couldn't leave without saying goodbye to them. I will forever be grateful to them for welcoming me into the Fam. I will miss all of them so much!

Avery is loving his new job but of course wishes his wife and daughter were there with him. We love and miss him very much and can't wait to be reunited in a couple weeks!

Good-bye Ohio

2009-03-02T13:47:00.002-05:00

My pilot hubby got a new job last month so we were off to Kansas. It's not Utah but we are sure getting closer. Avery reports to his new job next week but Kylie and I will stay behind to continue our adventures in babysitting. Perhaps it's my way of lingering the move to Kansas... Although from all the people I have talked to in our new area it seems to be a great place. In fact, I've found I have a cousin who lives near our new apartment. I just don't know said cousin. Never met him or if I have met him I was under the age of 4 and have no memory of it. The move is a good thing and I hope to love Kansas as much as I've loved Ohio. It will be sad to leave the friends and the volleyball circuit but I'm sure I will make new friends and hopefully Kansas has volleyball leagues.

Kylie on the other hand getting really big. She had her 6 month checkup last week. I can't believe she is 6 months old already. Time goes by so fast! She still fits in most of her 3-6 outfits but since I'm bored with her clothing I have transitioned her to 6-9 month clothing.... She weighs 16 lbs 9 oz and is 25 1/2 in long. She's a lot of fun. Very vocal, giggles a lot and makes friends everywhere I take her. She's sitting up on her own now and loves the jumperoo and catches some great air. She must have my hops...ha ha ha... If only I could get her to sleep through the night.

Kylie - First Feeding

2009-02-14T09:59:00.003-05:00

It's hard to believe my little girl is now eating rice cereal. I wanted to hold her off for awhile but she gets so mad at us for eating in front of her that I figured she was ready. Plus her whole life she's watched me feed Cali (the 14 month old baby I watch) and I guess Kylie wanted to try eating too. She was a natural. In fact, she'd steal the spoon away from me and feed herself! When I stop feeding her to grab my own bite of food she doesn't appreciate the pause she prefers me to keep feeding her until she thinks she's done. It's very cute. There are a few pictures below for your enjoyment. : )

We can't believe how quickly our precious baby is growing. Just over a month ago Kylie started rolling over. She will roll from her left side but hasn't quite mastered it from her right side. At first she would get mad after she rolled to her belly but now she either rolls back over or cries until we move her back on her backside. It's really cute to watch her as she's getting more mobile.

She's now trying to sit up on her own. She does last a few seconds before toppling over but she's learning. The family I babysit for has a Bumbo chair and she enjoys sitting in there while I feed the other baby and make the older kids meals. That chair is a great invention - it gives the child an opportunity to see their surroundings without feeling strapped in.

One bad habit Kylie has learned recently is screaming at the top of her lungs. She's found her voice and loves to hear it. It's definitely high pitched and tends to hurt your ears after awhile but it's still pretty cute.

Kylie and Grandma Moffat

2009-01-11T19:57:00.002-05:00

My Grandma loves to rock the babies and this year she had 3 to chose from. Kylie loves to be rocked so she and her Great Grandma bonded very well until G-Grandma's electric blanket would get Kylie too hot. And of course I had to have my family take a picture with her. When I come to town I love to spend as much time with her as I can since I never know if that will be the last time I see her.

More Christmas and the Giant Snow Bear

2009-01-11T19:47:00.003-05:00

My husband Avery is a great sculptor in the snow and he knows it. In fact, this is the 2nd time he's built one at my parents house but last year it was my favorite: a Frog. Somewhere we have a pic of that and I'll have to find it to blog about. He's already planning for what he'll build next year and our nieces and nephews can't wait to see the new creation.

This pic lets you see how big it really is and how tiny my daughter is... We loved the snowbear!

Santa decided to pop into the basement of my parents house on Christmas Eve. Kylie loved sitting on Santa's lap! Hopefully next year she'll be just as excited.

Christmas!

2009-01-11T19:19:00.005-05:00

Avery and Zach (my sister Rachelle's oldest)

My Dad with Zach (2), Drew (4 months) and Kylie almost 4 months

All the babies born within 12 months:

Chet (15 months) Garrett (9 months) and Drew and Kylie 4 months

Kylie with her newest cousin Fiona. Fi makes Kylie look huge since she was just over a week old.

We were able to fly to Utah for Christmas this year and spend it with my Family. Unfortunately, we flew out on my 30th birthday so I didn't really celebrate this year. My brothers wife Suzie had their baby on Dec. 13th so we were able to see her. Sadly, she had to spend a week in the NICU but had been home for 2 days by the time we arrived so Kylie was able to meet her cousin Fiona. Due to the winter wonderland in Utah the week of Christmas I wasn't able to see everyone I wanted to and never made it to my favorite Cafe Rio. Oh well, there will definitely be a next time.

1st Anniversary

2008-11-26T16:06:00.002-05:00

Yippee! We celebrated our 1 yr anniversary on Nov. 17th. Unfortunately, I don't have a pic to post because I accidentally forgot our camera. The night was super snowy but we decided to go out anyway. Avery surprised me with a sitter and when I got in the car there was a single rose sitting on the passenger seat. Then, he took me to Abuelo's which is a Mexican restuarant that is special to us. It's where we had our first date and it's also where we took our parents the first time we introduced them. While we were at Abuelo's Avery had the hostess bring me a platter with a Jodi Picoult book and another single rose. Jodi Picoult is my favorite author so he made sure to surprise me with one of her books. I loved it! After dinner we decided to go home since the roads were getting pretty bad and we wanted to get the sitter home safely. When I walked into our room to get ready for bed there was another Jodi Picoult book lying on the bed with a single rose. It was awesome! He did a great job for our Anniversary! I love you Avery!

Kylie

2008-11-26T15:57:00.003-05:00

Kylie had a photo shoot awhile back and we just got the pics in the mail so I have to share a few. It was so much fun to get her pics taken and I can't wait to do it again.

Finally!

2008-11-26T15:41:00.002-05:00

Sorry for no updates in like a month! I can really use the excuse of life has been uber crazy. While we were in Utah last month we found out that Avery actually did not get a job he applied for in Kansas. (Long story and most of you probably didn't even know we might move to Kansas so I will spare the details on that) We got back from Utah the 20th of October so that left us 11 days to find and move into a new apartment in Cleveland. Talk about stressful. Luckily we had some friends from church moving to Turks and Caicos for 6 months and offered their home to us while they are gone. The only problem was they weren't leaving until the 10th of Novemeber and we needed to be out by Oct. 31st. Once again, we were blessed by Friends from church who welcomed us into their home (same friends I lived with for two months before Avery and I got married). Avery took a couple days off from work and we packed everything up and moved it all out on Oct. 31st and into the unfinished basement of the home we're living in for 6 months, then moved in with Hegewald's for 10 days.

Now we are in the new place and finally got our computer set up. The deal with living in someone's home while they are gone for 6 months means using all the stuff while ours is in storage (the basement). We of course traded out for our amazing bed but pretty much everything else belongs to them. Oh, but I did have to bring up my lovesac. We will be very spoiled here for sure. It's in a gated community (so I guess we'll be safe) and we have the use of their wall mounted flat screen that is like 90 inches. I'm just very thankful to them for the use of their home while Avery searches for jobs again. Definitely buys us some time not being locked into a contract or anything.

Kylie is growing like a weed and she can't wait to meet the rest of her aunts, uncles and cousins at Christmas! Especially Baby Fiona who makes her debut hopefully sometime next week! Hang in there Suzie - you're almost there!

Matt's wedding

2008-10-29T10:30:00.003-04:00

My parents with Brenna and Kylie

Corrin, me and Brenna

My Brother Brett and his wife Melanie

The stage at Tuacahn

The Kirk Family at the Wedding

Avery's brother Matt was married on Oct. 18th in the St. George Temple so that meant VACATION!!! I excuses to get away and travel. Avery, Kylie and I flew out to Vegas with his family. Then rented a van and drove another 2 hours to St George. We had a blast! Not only did I get my Cafe Rio and In-n-Out fix but we also got a special behind the scenes tour at Tuacahn (Utah's famously known outdoor theater). Matt, Michelle (Matt's wife) and I had been to Tuacahn before but none of the Kirk Family had so we wanted to show them what it was all about. We happened to be at the right place at the right time at Tuacahn while they were setting up for the next production that was to begin the week after we left. A very nice worker asked us if we wanted to the stage. Of course we took his offer and he showed us where they do wardrobe changes, where the props are stored and even took us in the secret passageway under the stage that gets the actors from one side of the stage to the other during performaces. It was very cool. We also went to the Jacob Hamlin home in Santa Clara to do a little church tour. For all you Utahans our missionary who took us through was Mark Eubank that retired as KSL's weatherman. That was a fun treat to speak with him. When I told my brother Mark was our guide he asked me if he was wearing his white suit... Of course he wasn't since it was 87 degrees in St George that day. (The joke behind that is whenever it was going to snow in Utah Mark would wear a white suit on TV so you knew snow was on the way) I meant to get a picture with Mark but I had a fussy baby that needed to eat so I lost my chance.

Another highlight of the trip was my parents coming down and bringing Brenna and Corrin (2 of my neices). My brother and family also came down to see us. It was great to see all of you guys so thank you for making the 4 1/2 hour drive down! We miss you and can't wait to see you at Christmas!

Kylie's Baby Blessing

2008-10-29T10:18:00.003-04:00

My Mom this beautiful dress at Broadbents in Lehi. I love baby's in blessing dresses. They are just so adorable!

Kylie was blessed on Sept 21st (yeah I'm way behind). My parents had been in Atlanta on business the week before so they flew up here to spend a week before heading back home. Even though she was about 3 weeks old we decided to go ahead and bless her so my parents could be a part of it. My Dad hasn't seen his new grandbaby so of course he wanted to spend as time with her as he could. It was great to see him holding Kylie. He's so good with all his grandkids but I think his favorite are the babies. Thanks Mom and Dad for spoiling us while you were here! We love you!

Wow time flies!

2008-10-29T09:48:00.004-04:00

Oh my gosh, I am such a slacker. We have had so many things going on it's insane. First of all I'll post the weekly pics of Kylie. It's been so much fun to watch her grow and especially see her hit new milestones. She's been smiling at us since she was 6 weeks. I was feeding her at 5 in the morning and when I looked down at her she was smiling at me. She is so sweet & growing like a weed. Her 2 month check up was last week and she's 11 lbs 7 oz and 22 in long.

Update 2

2008-09-18T15:28:00.010-04:00

So I'm a little behind on posting these but each week I take a picture of her to see how she's progressing. Sort of a fun idea I stole from one of my friends.

My little girl has changed so much even in such a short time. I love this picture of her sitting in her green boppy. She is so alert and this other picture in her chair. It's like she is pondering something. Both pictures were taken at two weeks. It's interesting how much darker her hair is getting.

Kylie and I had the opportunity to drive to Traverse City, Michigan with Avery on Sunday. It was long drive made even longer having an infant in the car but it was nice to get out of the house for a few days. Kylie did a great job being stuck in a car for 8+ hours but was definitely ready to be out of that carseat once we made it home. Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures of Kylie's first trip but I figured I'd post some pics I've taken recently. The purpose for the trip was so Avery could get his multi engine rating. You probably want to know what the heck a multi engine rating is. Well, it basically lets Avery fly planes with more than one engine. Before this rating he could only fly single engine planes. This now gives him a chance to go higher in his career so it's a big deal for us.

Update

2008-09-18T15:28:00.005-04:00

Kylie is starting to grow so I figured I'd better add some pics before she starts changing again. She is such a great baby. During the day she wants to eat every 2 hours or sometimes even sooner but at night she will go a good 3 hours and let her Mommy get some sleep. Avery works pretty late these days so I don't get much help from him but when he is home he will do whatever I need him to like change Kylie's diaper... He's actually very good at getting Kylie to burp after I feed her.

This picture with Avery & Kylie was taken the day we got home from the hospital.

Kylie was wide awake and she was only 48 hours old.

My cute Kylie just a few days old.

Her first bath in the kitchen sink. I was surprised at how well she liked it. Most infants this young that I have bathed would cry through the whole thing. Not my baby. She was so calm and relaxed.

It's a Girl!!!!

2008-08-29T21:15:00.003-04:00

This is the picture of me that we took right before we left for the hospital on Tuesday Night so I could be induced.....
Just after Kylie was born and freshly wiped down. They were checking her vitals and such.
Me holding my beautiful baby after I quit feeling light headed & queezy.... (fun stuff)
My peaceful baby sleeping the next morning.

We had a baby Girl Born Aug. 27th at 6:04pm. We named her Kylie and she weighed 7 lbs 8 oz. She was 20 inches long. I'm a biased Mother but she is beautiful!!! Here's a few pictures but I need to go get some shut eye so more pics will come later.

Baby Kirk

2008-08-26T12:39:00.002-04:00

Just got back from my Dr's and they are inducing me at 6pm tonight. It will of course be the long waiting game but we should have Baby Kirk make his or her arrival sometime tomorrow. Good thing since my Mom, Deena and Chet fly in tomorrow night!

When Avery gets home from work I will take the last prego pic and post it when I post Baby pics. I will TRY and I really mean TRY to post Baby pics as soon as I can so you all can see.

Baby Blanket

2008-08-01T21:50:00.002-04:00

Wow, I finally finished the receiving blanket I've been working on for Baby. It took a little more time than I thought it would but man it was well worth it. In fact, it turned out better than I thought it would. The time consuming part for me was cutting the two pieces of material to match up and then sewing them together. I was using a sewing machine from church that I swear was made in 1980. I'm sure it wasn't but it was lame all the same. Of course my Mother had to show me how to do the edging while I was home a couple weeks ago but she never did get to show me how to make the shells - that she had to explain to me over the phone and I think it turned out well. I would have finished it sooner but for some reason now in my pregnancy my hands go numb for no reason so after I'd make a handful of shells around the edges I'd have to take a break to get the feeling back in my fingers. Apparently it's normal but I'm sick of waking up in the middle of the night with my right arm numb and aching and me unable to go back to sleep for over an hour every time but that is a whole nother post in itself. Back to the blanket... I've posted a handful of pictures so you can get the idea of how it looks. A couple of the pics are the front and back of the blanket and the others are closeups on the edging I crocheted. And yes that is my GIANT LoveSac being used as the backdrop.

Update

2008-08-01T21:10:00.003-04:00

Ever since we got back from our trip out West I've started babysitting for a family in our ward. They have 6 kids so you might think that at 9 months pregnant what was I thinking... Don't worry I've asked myself that question too but really these kids are good. Ages are 15, 8, 5, twin 2 yr olds, and an 8 month old. The 15 yr old has been at a few camps and youth conference so he hasn't been around much and the 8 and 5 yr old are a big help. It also helps that both the baby and the twins sleep for about 3 plus hours in the afternoon. I must do a good job at wearing them out in the morning or something. The poor parents, I bet those kids don't sleep very well for them at night... And yes, I am planning on continuing to watch these kids after Baby Kirk makes its arrival at the end of the month (but with a couple weeks off at least) and by then the three older will be in school so I might even be able to squeeze in a nap for myself when ALL the kids are sleeping.

Avery on the other hand is still working crazy hours but somehow has managed to go golfing 2 times last week. Working 6 days a week I guess he deserves a few hours off during the day to play. He's also brought it upon himself to go househunting for us. He does the hard work of searching and then shopping with the realitor. All I have to do is drive up and check out the good ones. We did make an offer on a house a week or so ago but now have changed our minds regarding that one and backed out. We're really in no hurry and with the market being a "buyers market" right now we can pick and choose a little.

Grandma Moffat

2008-07-21T18:09:00.003-04:00

So as bad as this picture is of Avery and I, I couldn't resist putting a couple of pics of my wonderful Grandma on my blog. She of course looks great in both pics and it's very rare to see her look so happy. I just hope it isn't the last time I see her alive. She really needs to meet my new little one at Christmas.

Avery and I had the opportunity to drive her from Driggs, ID down to my parents house which is about a 5 hour drive. But, in the first 45 minutes from Driggs to Rexburg she was so excited to show us different landmarks that she remembered. You could tell it was bittersweet for her to leave that beautiful valley behind. I of course knew all the landmarks she was pointing out but Avery didn't so it was fun for him to hear them. She showed us where my Grandpa's barber shop was, her childhood winter home, the church went to as a child, her sisters house before she passed away, a few other relatives homes,the Teton Dam and my sister Rachelle's home she just moved out of. For a 91 year old who can't really see anymore I was amazed she remembered where these things were. Love you Grammie!

(I couldn't resist taking this pic of her when she was not paying attention)...

Baby Shower

2008-07-20T19:44:00.002-04:00

My amazing friend Emily and my Mother threw me a wonderful Baby Shower at my parents house while we were in Lehi for 1 day. Thanks Mom and Em for the hard work you put into the shower! It was alot of fun and I enjoyed seeing everyone again! While the girls played Avery and my Father went to dinner and had a Guys night out.

Trip Part 2

2008-07-20T18:34:00.003-04:00

This is a picture of my Grandma's home she grew up in on her Family's Dry Farm. It's amazing to me that as sad as it looks it's still standing. All my brothers and sisters decided to drive out and see it since it's probably the last time some of us will be out there.

Grandma's house that she moved into when she got married. It's where my Mom and her brothers grew up. My Grandma lives with my parents now so it was time to go through Grandma's things and let all the Moffat Family divide up all her stuff and put the house up for sale.

This is the house my father grew up in.

And lastly my favorite Mountains ever! The Tetons (from the Idaho side)

Trip

2008-07-20T18:06:00.005-04:00

View of the Tetons from Jackson Hole

Us at West Thumb Geyser Basin

One of the many Buffalo we saw in the park

So we recently returned from our trip out West. It was such a blast to see family and friends again. As soon as we flew into SLC Avery and I picked up my Mom's car that she left us at the airport and drove the 5 hours to Driggs, ID. Along the way we made a couple of stops so I could see a couple friends. The first one was to the Williamson's. We called Steve who was at an auto auction and asked him to see where is wife Kerma was. When he told us she was home Avery and I decided to play a little trick on her. Avery went to the door while I hid behind their gargage and he pretended to be an alarm salesman. It would have worked but he used his real name so after a few minutes she figured out he belonged to me.

After we left Kerma we drove a few hours and then stopped in Firth, ID to see my bestest buddy Heidi-Ho. Also very great to see her, Ryan and the girls. They showed us around the house Ryan has been building. Which Ry-Guy has done a fabulous job with!!! It's awesome!

Later that night we finally ended up in Driggs and were able to visit with some of the Family. My sis Deena, Harley (bro-in-law) and kids came up that night too and then the next Morning Avery and I took of for a day in Yellowstone with them. It was great to see my neices get excited when they saw different animals in the Park. Above are a few pics from Yellowstone

Slacker

2008-07-08T09:20:00.002-04:00

Okay, yeah I know I've been a blogging slacker. Just been a little busy - I've been house/dog sitting and have not had my own computer to upload my photos to. When I get back from Idaho there will be lots and lots to blog about I promise.

I'm almost at 33 weeks and very much expanding so I promise to post pics next week.

Week 29

2008-06-12T19:34:00.003-04:00

Today marks the start of 29 weeks of the pregnancy so it's time to show the growing belly bump. Time is flying by, I can't believe it's already been that long. I made Avery get in on the fun of taking pictures. We had just gotten back from YM/YW's so it'd be a long day which is why we both look like we just want to get it over with... LOL

p.s.. those who have been bugging me to set up a baby registry. I should have that done by Saturday. I'll blog about it this weekend to let you know.

Baby Bassinet

2008-06-09T17:10:00.006-04:00

We did not end up going to Michigan - not due to weather but because the airport that Avery works at decided they'd give him a good deal for his multi-engine rating. That was interesting to me since they were going to charge over $1K more than this place in Michigan. But whatever it's working out and he'll get his multi-engine so I don't mind.

On Saturday a friend called me letting me know there were a few houses in her neighborhood having garage sales with lots of baby things. She saw a stroller, bassinet, car seats, etc. In her hectic errand running she stopped at one of the houses for me to check out the bassinet. She talked to the guy selling it and apparently they had an oops baby a few years back and that baby was the only one who used it. After hearing it was in good condition I drove down there and picked it up. For $20 I couldn't pass it up. It's dark blue and white with polka dots - so lucky for me it can be used for either a boy or a girl. Now I just need to get everthing else. I did check out the other baby things each house had to offer but they weren't in as great condition but I will keep frequenting the garage sales in the area this summer.

When Avery gets home I will make him take a picture of the belly to share with you all. He works so dang late these days that I keep forgetting to ask him. So I'm sorry...

Not Much

2008-06-03T13:37:00.002-04:00

So, I don't have much to blog about since all I've done the last two weeks is either stay with a dog or watch someones children while they left town. Guess I should have taken pictures of the dog or kids to blog about.

Oh but I do have some good news. I found out over the weekend that my Brother Kevin and his new wife Suzie are expecting a baby. That will be 4 grandbabies in '08 for my parentals. Which I believe brings the total to 12 grandkids for them. The first one was born in March the second one is due Aug 6th, mine is due Aug 28th and the last one will be due first week of Dec. My poor Mother is gonna be super busy... LOL She'll go to Rexburg to help my younger sis Rachelle around the 6th of Aug. then come to see me at the end of Aug. Luckily when she comes to me she'll have my older sis Deena with her. Which will be cool cuz Deena has never been out here.

Avery and I are supposed to head to Michigan this week for him to get mutli engine rated but that will all depend on the weather here. If we go I'll make sure to take the camera and blog about it when we return.

Thanks for the wonderful comments on the prego photos. I need to take some now that I'm at 27 1/2 weeks to see if there's much of a difference.

Pregnancy

2008-05-19T11:29:00.004-04:00

For those of you who have been bugging me about my "fat" photos I finally had some taken.

I don't have time to add pics and info about Emily's stay since she's still here. I'll update once she leaves. Enjoy!

Avery joining in on the prego fun

25 weeks
and yes another at 25 weeks

Finally Did It!

2008-05-13T18:04:00.001-04:00

Okay, so the last few months I swore I would start this thing to update family and friends about our life and of course my growing belly. Here's my first post! Pictures of my baby belly will have to come later. My good friend Emily from Utah will be in town this week so that will be a perfect time for photos.

Avery needed to fly a couple down to Oxford, Ohio Saturday for their daughter's college graduation at Miami of Ohio. I got to tag along and spend the day with my husband. We flew out of Burke Aiport which is just North of downtown Cleveland, right on Lake Erie. I've never flown that closely above a city before - it was quite the view! Next flight I go on I will take pictures from above and post them. Anyway, the ground time in Oxford wasn't boring at all. It is a very small town so we had an airport worker drive us into town and we walked around for a bit and then decided to watch a movie. We saw "What Happens in Vegas" with Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kucher. Both of us recommend the movie - it was very humorous. After that we had found a cheap Mexican restuarant and had some great food. By the time we finished we needed to meet the lovely couple back at the airport and fly the 2 hours back to Cleveland. It was a great day and the flying didn't bug baby at all.